I have already seen a taxi zest in blue colour near secunderabad last year
I think it was xm or xms variant
I think it was xm or xms variant
Tata Zest Review & Pictures: Zestful Endeavour
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oh common guys, the zest is a damn good design to be used in commercial sector. I think its too early for zest to be pushed into taxi segment, with the indigo still there which can really work out if plonked a 75ps 1.3 fiat MJD under it (not that cr4 is inferior, given the Indian craze for fiat MJD). Don't know whats the market strategy for tata motors to hastily push zest to taxi market. I agree tiago and kite sedan are superb designs but that doesn't mean zest and bolt are lower in any aspects. Though the sales number are low, especially for bolt its abysmal, but that can be sorted out in many ways. Pushing bolt to taxi market will definitely kill the budding craze for bolt sports (even I crave for it) and shoo away potential customers for zest. I still remember sales personnel stating zest is only for private buyers and closed for commercial operators. The zest may not be selling like hotcakes in tierI cities, but for TierII cities it can still dominate a healthy margin if marketed strategically even this requires private only condition.
Building good brand reputation should be the current target for tata motors and this also means clearing away any leftover bad marks to their name done earlier. This mandates staying away from commercial segment for atleast now. If my recollection is right, it had been mentioned earlier in tata motors brochure that zest is placed above kite sedan (c1 segment) with a powerful engine (1.2RT I4 with Turbo vs 1.2RT I3 NA, 1.3MJD vs 1.05RQ)
so offering a premium product to commercial segment points to where?
PS: How can a dealer sell a vehicle to commercial players if the company decides not to? To this day I believed only company decides which product gets yellow plates and not the dealer. The registration process would require additional forms from the company to get a yellow plate, is it right?
Building good brand reputation should be the current target for tata motors and this also means clearing away any leftover bad marks to their name done earlier. This mandates staying away from commercial segment for atleast now. If my recollection is right, it had been mentioned earlier in tata motors brochure that zest is placed above kite sedan (c1 segment) with a powerful engine (1.2RT I4 with Turbo vs 1.2RT I3 NA, 1.3MJD vs 1.05RQ)
so offering a premium product to commercial segment points to where?
PS: How can a dealer sell a vehicle to commercial players if the company decides not to? To this day I believed only company decides which product gets yellow plates and not the dealer. The registration process would require additional forms from the company to get a yellow plate, is it right?
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I don't think zest going commercial would hamper anything
The zest is the foundation for many cars it would launch in future. The platform it uses and the lessons it learns from zest would be used in its future products.
Many complained about lack of storage space in zest
They addressed it in tiago and kite5 sedan
All they need to do is create an image that it delivers good products and customers will not face issues with the products.
Hyundai xcent is now being used as taxis
I still see many personal cars being brought in December, my apartment has almost 4-5 of them
The verito and xylo are two cars that got stamped as taxis
Even etios is bought by many personal buyers, i have seen duster,punto,terrano,sunny and linea used as taxis in hyderabad
At the end of the day, customer should trust a product and the company should deliver it well and give proper support it needs to irrespective of taxi or personal segments
The zest is the foundation for many cars it would launch in future. The platform it uses and the lessons it learns from zest would be used in its future products.
Many complained about lack of storage space in zest
They addressed it in tiago and kite5 sedan
All they need to do is create an image that it delivers good products and customers will not face issues with the products.
Hyundai xcent is now being used as taxis
I still see many personal cars being brought in December, my apartment has almost 4-5 of them
The verito and xylo are two cars that got stamped as taxis
Even etios is bought by many personal buyers, i have seen duster,punto,terrano,sunny and linea used as taxis in hyderabad
At the end of the day, customer should trust a product and the company should deliver it well and give proper support it needs to irrespective of taxi or personal segments
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Hi Biplab,
I agree to your problem, but there are some factors responsible for this and I would not blame engineering for the same.
The TD vehicles available at TATA showrooms are not maintained upto the mark so you may get that feeling. I would suggest try to drive any of your friends vehicle you will not notice this problem. In this case if you can you can TD any of your friends vehicle ( If thats not possible you can TD mines![[:)]](https://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/images/smilies/Smile.gif "Smile [:)]")
). My 80% of driving is in ghat sections where I need to change the gear very frequently.
I agree to your problem, but there are some factors responsible for this and I would not blame engineering for the same.
The TD vehicles available at TATA showrooms are not maintained upto the mark so you may get that feeling. I would suggest try to drive any of your friends vehicle you will not notice this problem. In this case if you can you can TD any of your friends vehicle ( If thats not possible you can TD mines
). My 80% of driving is in ghat sections where I need to change the gear very frequently.
Again thanks a lot for your support.
name a car which is not in yellow board, i see from Xcent to amaze to beat to swift and even nano in yellow board. I think this has become a common trend in India and it cannot be stopped.
What i do not want to see is Zest is being replaced for India, which i believe will not happen since there are many spacious and good mileage cars on the road :)
What i do not want to see is Zest is being replaced for India, which i believe will not happen since there are many spacious and good mileage cars on the road :)
I have got a very unique problem. I own RT XT Jan 2015 model. I didn't have any problems so far. Suddenly one day the auto lock kept on trying to lock the car whenever I go over a bump/pothole. Although the car is locked. Also the horn beeps when I try to lock the car with remote although all doors are shut tight. And sometimes, in the middle of the night the alarm gets triggered.. I showed the car to RF motors COCHIN, and they replaced all 4 door locks, but the problem persisted. They are clueless and they said 3 other owners also had similar problem. They have emailed Tata motors and awaiting reply. Anyone has faced such an issue? If yes, has it been resolved.
P.S: I have installed after market rear view camera...and I don't think that's causing some electrical issue.
Please help me!!
P.S: I have installed after market rear view camera...and I don't think that's causing some electrical issue.
Please help me!!
Please post a photo of your rear view camera and speedometer with engine on
Did you get it at showroom or outside accessories shop ?
Did you get it at showroom or outside accessories shop ?
Thanks for replying. I don't think it was the rear view camera causing the problem. Because it happened a month after installing it. I don't get any error lights on speedometer. I have an obd2 adapter and I did a diagnostic check. It didn't show any errors. Funny thing is, the car was in rain yesterday, and now the click sound of locking is gone!! But now another problem has surfaced. Auto lock after 20 kmph is not happening and I have to manually lock the door. But the horn is honking when I lock the car after parking. Very strange. I have given it to service centre again and asked them to keep the car for couple of days and figure out what the problem is. I suspect it is the driver door actuator. Or the central locking chip controller. Anyways i will keep you guys updated. Any bright ideas are always welcome. Thanks for replying.
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OK here is an update. I had opted for "auto window up when door is locked" optional extra from tata motors when I bought the car a year ago. Apparently when they disconnected the wire to the chip that controls this, the problem was solved. All three other cars had the same problem. As of now there is no sound. I need to drive more to test. This feature was manufactured by scorpion security and has a 2 yr warranty. If Anybody who has this feature, can they confirm whether this problem is there for them?
it maybe something as simple as a rat who chewed /shorted the wires..ask them to Chek wiring to all 4 doors, alarm and speed.sensor.
Latest update of my zest petrol xms
My car has now crossed the 1000km mark and is currently at 1300+ kms
Here is a small experiment to check the mileage of zest. Interesting thing is that at highway speeds the default city mode gave good mileage. It was a pain to drive in eco mode on fast 4 lane highways as there were lots of trucks and continuous lane changes required and it was tough to keep up the pace with a.c ON.
On the way back home the accelerator suddenly stopped responding and there were jerks in acceleration. I switched the a.c off and the car was struggling to keep up the pace. I had to continuously cross the 2K rpm mark in each gear to attain the speed.
I felt the engine is shutting off by itself and when I give the accelerator the car comes back to life. This was for a small duration of time and the issue got solved by itself when I switched the a.c off.
My car has now crossed the 1000km mark and is currently at 1300+ kms
Here is a small experiment to check the mileage of zest. Interesting thing is that at highway speeds the default city mode gave good mileage. It was a pain to drive in eco mode on fast 4 lane highways as there were lots of trucks and continuous lane changes required and it was tough to keep up the pace with a.c ON.
On the way back home the accelerator suddenly stopped responding and there were jerks in acceleration. I switched the a.c off and the car was struggling to keep up the pace. I had to continuously cross the 2K rpm mark in each gear to attain the speed.
I felt the engine is shutting off by itself and when I give the accelerator the car comes back to life. This was for a small duration of time and the issue got solved by itself when I switched the a.c off.
Hi KISHORE are you feeling any difference in the engine post 1000kms? What speed did you maintain to get these excellent mileage figures?